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Title Page
2. Abstract
3. Acknowledgments
4. Introduction
5. Methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Declaration of Competing Interests
9. References

Steps to Write a Research Paper Outline

Write down all important ideas that occur to you concerning the research paper.

Answer questions such as – what is the topic of my paper? Why is the topic important? How to
formulate the hypothesis? What are the major findings?

Add context and structure. Group all your ideas into sections – Introduction, Methods, Results, and
Discussion/Conclusion.

Add relevant questions to each section. It is important to note down the questions. This will help you
align your thoughts.

Expand the ideas based on the questions created in the paper outline.

After creating a detailed outline, discuss it with your mentors and peers.

Get enough feedback and decide on the journal you will submit to.

The process of real writing begins.